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24 May 2023

Richard Branson's Rocket Company Virgin Orbit Sold For $36 Mn, Shuts Biz

Rocket Lab said the Virgin Orbit assets will improve its production, manufacturing, and test capabilities, especially in developing its larger Neutron rocket.

07 Aug 2021

Want to travel to space? Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sale, know all details

Richard Branson's space tourism firm Virgin Galactic has reopened ticket sales for its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, here's how much it can cost you.

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06 Aug 2021

Win 2 free tickets to space! Check Virgin Galactic's offer, flight price

Virgin Galactic is selling the tickets starting from $450,000 Virgin Galactic was selling the tickets at around $200,000 to $250,000. Around 600 space enthusiasts had booked flight tickets during those years.

20 Jul 2021

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, reaches space in his company's first flight

Jeff Bezos flew into space on his rocket company's first flight He was accompanied by a hand-picked group He is the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft

Richard Branson

11 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic's Branson takes off for high-altitude launch into space

Branson and his crewmates walked onto the tarmac of New Mexico's Spaceport America waving to a throng of onlookers before boarding waiting Unity rocket plane parked at the end of a taxiway. Video posted online by Virgin Galactic showed Branson earlier arriving at the spaceport on his bicycle and greeting his crewmates with a hug. Grammy-nominated R&B singer Khalid was due to take the stage after the flight to perform a forthcoming single "New Normal."

Richard Branson

11 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic's Branson ready for space launch aboard rocket plane

UBS has estimated the potential value of the space tourism market reaching $3 billion annually by 2030. An earlier prototype crashed during a test flight over California`s Mojave Desert in 2014. Branson`s participation in Sunday`s flight was announced just over a week ago.

11 Jul 2021

Shirisha Bandla, Indian-origin aeronautical engineer, to fly into space today

Sirisha Bandla is set to head to space on July 11 as part of Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test. The 34-year-old aeronautical engineer will become the third Indian-origin woman to head to space. Bandla will be astronaut no 004 and her flight role will be Researcher Experience.

12 Jul 2021

Meet Sirisha Bandla, the third Indian-origin woman to fly to space

After she embarks on her journey on July 11, Bandla would be the fourth Indian to fly into space. Bandla is vice-president, government affairs and research operations wing of Virgin Galactic as well as its sister concern, Virgin Orbit. During the space flight, which is the 22nd for VSS Unity, Sirisha's role will be to evaluate research experience.

Richard Branson

02 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson announces his trip to space

Branson would travel beyond Earth`s atmosphere ahead of Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos is slated to fly to space on July 20 along with his brother, Mark

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04 Aug 2020

Virgin Galactic unveils Mach 3 aircraft design for high speed travel

The design philosophy of the aircraft is geared around making high speed travel practical, sustainable, safe, and reliable, while making customer experience a top priority. The company is designing the aircraft for a range of operational scenarios, including service for passengers on long-distance commercial aviation routes. The aircraft would take off and land like any other passenger aircraft.

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